We’ve only met, over the years of cruising, one ship’s captain we didn’t like — and that's likely because he never gave us the chance to like him (“I don’t do interviews”). This is a colony of mostly men who are all personable, often funny, always accommodating and forever fascinating. These are our top ten,… Continue reading Photo Essay: Captains of the Seas
Cruise Ships A Respite From Cats?
A husband and wife in Dublin had an unusual request for a travel writer this month: How could they take a cat-free holiday? The wife had a “cat phobia” and it didn’t matter where they went in Europe, there were cats…in restaurants, under tables, in hotel lobbies, even on the street! Millions of us who… Continue reading Cruise Ships A Respite From Cats?
Escape For Smallest Of Passengers
Once there was a time when nary a baby’s cry nor a dirty diaper would be found on a cruise ship. Children that young were neither seen nor heard because, frankly, when parents went on cruises it was to be an escape. Ironically, the Escape not only embraces little ones, it markets them. That’s the… Continue reading Escape For Smallest Of Passengers
From Something Bad, Something Good
In the interests of balanced reporting or commentary, here’s a good and bad (or bad and good) item about cruise ship safety. Bad… The captain of the late Costa Concordia is on trial right now, and that revives the memories of the tragedy off the island of Giglio on Friday the 13th almost three years… Continue reading From Something Bad, Something Good
Company For World's Top Cruise Ports
Miami…Fort Lauderdale…Port Rashid… Notice the apparent disconnect? Well, not so fast. The acknowledged kinds of cruise ports are Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Proven to send more than eight million people off on their favorite cruise ships every year. Gateways to the Caribbean, primarily, and that’s still where most people go on their first cruise. Also… Continue reading Company For World's Top Cruise Ports